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Call it a matter of consistency.
Members of the Niagara River Greenway Commission met Tuesday, May 21, at the Beaver Island State Park Clubhouse to consider three submissions for project consistency with Greenway Plan objectives.
Following a brief series of comments by the public followed by presentations by project submitters, only one - SUNY Buffalo State's Research Foundation for the Emerald Shiner Habitat Conservation and Restoration Study in the Upper Niagara River - met with a unanimous vote of consistency by the Greenway Commission.
Two others - one submitted by Town of Lewiston Supervisor Steve Reiter for the $9.2 million Lewiston Civic Center, and one by Lewiston-Porter Central School District administrators for its encumbered $6.2 million Phase II Capital Improvement Project - failed, and both by near unanimous votes of "not consistent" by the nine attending Greenway Commission members.
Despite impressive presentations, both by Reiter and Lew-Port, their requests were denied.
Commission Vice Chair Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, who ran the session in place of Greenway Chair Robert J. Kresse, who was absent, essentially spoke the views of all attending members who cast negative votes as he called both proposals "great projects, but not consistent as a Greenway project."
That view seemed to dominate the public commentaries that led off the general meeting. Four spoke on the Civic Center, and unlike the informational sessions orchestrated by center supporters at Lewiston Town Hall, where speaker after speaker came before the Lewiston Town Board in overwhelming enthusiastic support for the project, that wasn't to be the case Tuesday.
Instead, Greenway commissioners heard issues ranging from concerns over the use of reallocated Greenway money to fund the Civic Center; claims of misleading documentation provided by the Town of Lewiston; and arguments that off-river projects such as the two projects considered for the Lew-Port campus were simply not in the Greenway concept.
And Greenway commissioners listening to these, plus comments heard at earlier Greenway meetings held in other locales, such as one at a Niagara Falls citizens action committee meeting where the whole purpose and reason of Greenway was the main topic, appeared in their voting to be more in step in siding with that of supporting the Greenway concept versus that of community benefit.
As noted, three speakers were decidedly against the awarding of Greenway funding, namely for the Civic Center, arguing that it failed to pass the muster of what a Greenway project should be.
•Sanborn resident RoseMary Warren led off those opposed as she questioned the town's request for reallocation of Greenway money awarded for Joseph Davis State Park to the Civic Center. "I feel this is setting a very dangerous precedent," said Warren. "The Joseph Davis State Park project is why this commission even exists, to enhance areas along the Niagara River for everyone to enjoy."
Warren also questioned the town's intent to use the Civic Center for concerts, car shows, trade shows and conventions and retail space, telling the commissioners, "None of this is the Greenway mission."
•Lewiston resident Paulette Glasgow raised a number of issues, including the town requesting Greenway money to be used to construct the Civic Center building and that request not being consistent with the Greenway's mission statement of improving green areas along the waterways; to financial questions, including private funding in the town's construction estimates, to questions over disparities in requesting $430,000 in annual payments over 30 years, totaling $12.9 million, to the town to pay off debt. "All these are inconsistent with the Greenway law, its plan, its funding," said Glasgow.
•Speaker Art Kline of the Niagara Relicensing Environmental Coalition argued that both Lewiston Greenway proposals "simply do not fall within the Greenway agreement. They're inconsistent," said Kline.
•Lewiston resident Jeff Williams was the lone supporter for the Civic Center, advising the commissioners of his past involvement in the State Power Authority relicensing and host committee process, and opining how he felt the established Greenway doctrine on consistency was vague and that any project could be deemed "consistent and inconsistent."
"Leveraging Greenway money (in projects such as Lewiston's) is what should be done," said Williams. "Lewiston is using this money properly."
But when it was all said and done, Greenway commissioners, in near unanimity, voted against both proposals.
Following the session, Reiter, who likened his appearance before the panel to "being at the dentist's office," said he would be redefining his presentations en route to a future appearance before the Greenway Commission's Host Community Standing Committee.
Lew-Port Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services Don Rappold voiced the same sentiment as he said, "Yes, we'll be appearing again."

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The loveliest time of the year
Well, maybe not weather-wise (especially if you live in the Midwest!). But, it is Valentine's Day in just 2 weeks, so I have been inspired to create some fun new shapes for my Silhouette Online store. All of these shapes are currently on sale for just 75-cents, so hurry, because after V-Day they will go back up to full price!
girls will be giving these adorable bookmarks as gifts to their
classmates... and yes, I will be making some blue ones for the boys. ;)
I've also designed some fun cards and treat boxes for that very special Valentine in your life:
I think this sweet heart ornament would be perfect for a teacher gift. It's pretty easy and fast to make too, so your kids can help with them.
Cameo machine just makes it so darn easy
and fun to do! Just cut the layers out, curl the petals around your
finger or a pencil and adhere the layers to create these pretty blooms.
These are not considered "Valentine themed" so they are full price
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Those are so adorable, patty! Especially the little animals... I have to have them all! I did get my Cameo machine for Christmas and have been really enjoying your shapes. I'm off to download these so I can get a head start on my V-Day projects. Thanks!ReplyDelete
You are a genius! You have top class creativity that I like. The flowers are awesome. How can you make such this fantastic creativity. I am encouraged to try those flowers.ReplyDelete
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Fragmented system holds looked-after children back from education
By Janaki Mahadevan Friday, 16 March 2012 cypnow.co.uk
Government policies intended to support looked-after children into further education are failing because of a fragmented system that confuses both young people and professionals, The Who Cares? Trust has warned.
The charity's latest report, Open Doors, Open Minds, claims that despite significant improvements in legislation and statutory guidance, the culture and practice within the care system does not consistently support children in care and care leavers to achieve in education.
Based on interviews, focus groups and surveys of more than 300 professionals and young people, the report found that while schemes such as the pupil premium, 16 to 19 Bursary and new tuition fee arrangements offer more financial support to children in care, implementation has been left to local bodies, leaving a "postcode lottery" of support.
Natasha Finlayson, chief executive of The Who Cares? Trust, said: "The government has brought in a range of policies that aim to help open up opportunities for these young people, but unfortunately a misplaced determination to leave everything to individual schools, colleges and universities has undermined their efforts, exacerbated the postcode lottery of care and created new barriers to learning.
"We want to see swift action to ensure that the additional resources in the system are put to effective use so that being in care doesn't mean failing in education."
The report found that half of professionals working with looked-after children and care leavers had not heard of the pupil premium while only a quarter said they knew a lot about it.
However, more than three-quarters of professionals reported knowledge of the 16 to 19 Bursary, but only 12 per cent thought that looked-after children and care leavers in their area had enough information about the replacement for the education maintenance allowance.
The charity also found that while the government had introduced access agreements to ensure that vulnerable groups, including care leavers, could still access university despite higher fees, there was extremely wide variation in the support for care leavers provided by universities.
An analysis of access agreements, undertaken as part of the project, revealed that the top 10 universities in England were less likely than other universities to say that they provided support for care leavers. It also found that a lack of data about recruitment and retention of care leavers prevented some universities from setting meaningful targets for improving access.
The charity is now calling for greater clarity and information about funding for further and higher education for young people and those who work with them. It has appealed to the government to provide central direction on funding for looked-after children's education to guarantee consistency across the country. According to the report, this should involve strengthening guidance and the collection of better data on the progress of looked-after children and care leavers in further and higher education.
The report also calls for the strengthening of the role of the independent reviewing officer as well as that of the virtual school and head teachers, who are appointed by local authorities to promote the educational achievement of all looked-after children in their area.
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Major
AA and AS Degrees
The Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree options described below satisfy the State University of New York's General Education requirements and are designed to prepare students for successful transfer to four-year colleges and universities. When selecting a major, students should discuss their academic and career interests and options with an academic advisor.
Criminal Justice Studies
The Criminal Justice Studies AA degree program is the choice of students who would like to pursue further study at the baccalaureate level in criminal justice or related disciplines (criminology, sociology, and public administration). The program also prepares graduates for entry-level employment in the criminal justice field, courts, and corrections. Students planning to enter the workforce after graduation generally complete an internship.
Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies AS degree program integrates rigorous training in the sciences with relevant social science courses, and is designed primarily for students who plan to seek a bachelor's degree in the environmental or biological sciences. SUNY Delhi's location in New York City's Catskill Watershed provides students with a unique instructional setting and the opportunity for significant hands-on experience.
General Studies
The General Studies AA and AS degree options offer flexible programs of study, allowing students to explore many academic fields. Students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university, but remain unclear as to their intended major, should choose one of the General Studies options. The AA degree broadly serves students with interests in literature, the humanities, and the social sciences, while the AS degree serves students whose interests lean more toward the natural sciences and/or mathematics.
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This AS degree program is intended for students who plan to seek bachelor's degrees a science or science-related field such as environmental conservation, health care, or science education (Science Option). The requirements for this program are very focused and appropriate for students who are certain about their choice of a major in the sciences.
Teacher Education Transfer
The Teacher Education Transfer AS degree program is intended for students who plan to transfer to four-year institutions with New York State teacher-certification authority. Since transfer institutions may have differing requirements, students should plan their program of study with a transfer counselor and an academic advisor as early as possible, preferably before beginning their first semester at Delhi.
Undeclared Advisement Option (this option is not a degree major)
Students who are uncertain of their career and/or academic goals, or who were not initially admitted into one of Delhi's other academic programs may elect the Undeclared option. The Undeclared option is not a degree major; rather, it allows students to work closely with their academic advisors to identify their goals, sample Delhi's curricula, and prepare for a successful transfer to their major of choice. A student in the Undeclared option is required to select a major within one year or by the completion of 30-32 credit hours of course work.


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Via the Moon, a theory of life on Mars
NASA captures, quite literally, gravity's rainbow.
Scientists care about the moon in part because it is the moon -- our moon. But they care about it, also, because its body is in some ways a proxy for our Earth's: Its surface, like ours, bears the scars of a long existence in our little corner of the Milky Way. And new research suggests that that existence might have been much more violent -- and perhaps more hospitable to life -- than we humans initially believed. Yes.
The story begins, officially, around five years ago. In 2007, the Japanese lunar satellite Kaguyareleased two small probes into orbit around the moon. Those satellites, working in tandem, created the first gravity map of the far side of the moon -- a chart that showed, in color-coded detail, the variations in mass on our nearest planetary neighbor.
The same year, NASA announced plans for a similar mission: the launch of twin spacecraft that would spend several months doing their own moon-mapping work, measuring the lunar gravity field in unprecedented detail. In late 2011, NASA began that mission, sending a pair of spacecraft -- collectively known as GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) -- to orbit the lunar surface. The pair of satellites (named, awesomely, Ebb and Flow) fly in formation around the moon, sending each other -- and Earth -- microwave measurements of our only natural satellite. The twin vehicles, each about the size of a washing machine, work by detecting tiny changes in the distance between them -- variations caused by lunar mountains, craters, and subsurface mass concentrations.
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Just eight years ago Russia were virtually unknowns in the world of beach soccer yet, after a truly astonishing period of development, the eastern Europeans are now firmly established among the game's elite.
The disappointment of failing to reach both the 2005 and 2006 editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup has been replaced by the confidence that comes with qualifying for every tournament since 2007. Russia ended up ninth in that maiden outing on the world stage and recorded sixth-and seventh-placed finishes at the next two competitions.
What is more, at the most recent edition of the global showpiece in 2011, the team exceeded all expectations and won each of their six games en route to taking the title.
"I'm happy to have a team like this, a team in which all 12 players have mastered the basics, know our system and lack for nothing quality-wise," said Russia coach Mikhail Likhachev after his side's victorious Ravenna 2011 campaign. "This is how a team sport should be."
His pride was understandable given the manner in which his side inflicted a 12-8 defeat on powerhouses Brazil, the South American giants' first ever loss in normal time at a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Not invincible
Russia must now be firmly among the favourites to lift the trophy at the forthcoming tournament. Likhachev still has the majority of his title-winning squad available to him, including key players Ilya Leonov and Andrey Bukhlitskiy, who respectively won the adidas Golden Ball and adidas Golden Glove in Italy two years ago. With Alexey Makarov and livewire winger Dmistri Shishin in their ranks as well, Russia are well equipped to go all the way once more.
I'm happy to have a team like this, a team in which all 12 players have mastered the basics, know our system and lack for nothing quality-wise.
The secret to Russia's sensational ascent is both simple and logical: teamwork and togetherness. "Our style doesn't just require the strikers to be in a position to score goals, but all of us," explained Shishin. "I think that was the decisive factor in our success." Indeed, after taking the world crown in Italy, Russia were widely described as a well-oiled machine, whose physical strength and consistency were crucial components.
However, recent events have shown that even the reigning world champions cannot afford to ease up, after they surprisingly lost to Poland during the European Zone qualifying tournament for Tahiti 2013. Although the defeat was of little consequence in the end, as Russia went on to reach the final, they again suffered a setback when losing to Spain.
Rematch with Brazil?
In Tahiti, Russia will begin with what, on paper at least, look like winnable encounters against Japan, Paraguay and Côte d'Ivoire in Group D. It is only the Africans' second tournament participation following their elimination in the group stage at Dubai 2009, while the South Americans are competition debutants.
Japan appear likely to prove the most troublesome opponents, having featured at every FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup so far, recording their highest finish of fourth in 2005. Not that Russia will be underestimating anyone at Tahiti 2013, especially as any defeat will likely be much more damaging than their losses during qualifying.
"We're not where we want to be yet," said Egor Eremeev. "We want to win everything there is to be won. We're a young team and can still improve."
Intriguingly, a glance at the fixture list reveals that a rematch of the 2011 title decider against A Seleção could happen as early as the quarter-finals. If the upward trend in Russia's beach-soccer development is to continue, that would be a stern test of their credentials. Indeed, surely the only way to improve on being crowned world champions is to successfully defend their throne?


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Issue 31 April 18, 2011
Welcome to EAMS Insider, the newsletter about the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS).
The Division of Workers' Compensation fields many questions from injured workers, employers, attorneys, insurers, lien claimants, and others about the new system. This newsletter was created to answer those questions and share information. Every month, EAMS Insider will provide information on new developments and what to expect during this transition. Bulletins will also be sent to subscribers for important announcements. (Sign up to be a subscriber at email@example.com.)
EAMS updates
Since JET File was unveiled at DWC's Los Angeles and Oakland education conferences in February and March, and written about in last month's EAMS Insider, interest has been building in this new electronic filing method.
Questions arrive daily via phone calls and emails: When will JET File be ready? Can anybody use it? How does it differ from e-forms? How much will it cost? Where is the sign-up list?
Here, then, is a quick update on JET File and electronic filing, which is the fastest way to get documents in EAMS.
A new page on the DWC Web site devoted to electronic filing outlines the differences between JET File and e-forms (DWC's original electronic filing method, which is going strong after more than two years).
Each electronic method has distinct advantages. For those wanting to file dozens of declarations of readiness to proceed simultaneously, JET File is the best choice. But if you want to set your own schedule by choosing a court date on a DOR, e-forms are the way to go (JET File will send you the first available date). Other considerations must be weighed, including which forms you want to file: Initially, the six most frequently filed forms will be available through JET File but all forms are available using a logon to file e-forms.
In general, JET File is best suited to large offices and e-forms for smaller offices. JET Filers will have three separate "JET stream" options to get documents into EAMS:
The cost of JET File will vary depending on which JET stream you fly on. Building your own transmission process requires technical skills. Vendor software prices will likely vary with the features that are offered, as will third party services. More information will be available as we get closer to the summer launch of JET File.
If you have questions specifically about JET File, a new web page is dedicated solely to this new process. It outlines how to JET File, which forms can be filed, and a host of information and links. This page will be updated frequently, so we recommend bookmarking it and checking it often.
Testing for JET File starts May 2 and will continue for about a month. Testing will put the new transmission method through its paces to ensure a smooth launch in June. We hope you'll be ready to sign up then.
Web site changes
A newsline March 24 announced that DWC stopped accepting some pre-August 2010 OCR forms on April 1. The forms were updated in August 2010 but the division continued to accept the old versions for a limited time, which has now ended. If you have downloaded forms to your computer, please check to see that they are up to date.
E-forms trial update
There's a lot of excitement over JET File (as noted above) but e-forms should not be neglected. The e-forms trial has been time tested and provides a lot of value to those who want a more hands-on approach to the electronic file. Not only can e-filers choose a court date for a DOR, but they also can see what's in the case file when they're a case participant. They have a dedicated help desk for assistance during business hours.
There are three steps to signing up to be an e-filer: Sign the e-forms trial agreement, take the computer based training (CBT), and participate in training via Webinar upon acceptance into e-forms trial.
The agreement says that in order to be an e-filer, you must file all of your forms electronically—no paper OCR forms. (E-form filers will also be allowed to JET File, however, since that is also electronic.) The CBT is a training module that can be completed at your own pace. You can do part of it, sign out, and then come back to it later. Contrary to what the Web site says, there is no test at this time. The CBT is mostly to give you a general idea how EAMS and the e-forms process work. Once accepted into the e-forms trial, you will be required to participate in a webinar. The webinar gets down to specifics on how to file and use EAMS, and gives participants the chance to ask questions and get answers from EAMS experts. All e-forms filers are required to attend the webinar to receive a logon.
More participants are added to the e-forms trial every two months. If you are interested in joining, June is the next opening. Send in your signed agreement to get on the list and then take the CBT.
One of the reasons e-forms is ideally suited to smaller offices is that each office is given one logon, and can only use it on one computer at a time. This does not mean that only one person can use it, but it does mean that only one person can use it at a time. Offices can divide the workload among different employees by time of the day so that everyone knows what time they're supposed to be on EAMS. Or there's the "restroom key" approach, where whomever has the key can use EAMS; when they're done they put the key back so that someone else can use it.
There's a bit of a learning curve with e-filing, but those who embrace it will never go back to paper. If you have additional questions about the process, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
EAMS blog
Judge Colleen Casey's latest blog concerns verifications for documents filed by lien claimants.
|EAMS Insider is published every month by the DWC Communications Office. It can also be found on the division's Web site at www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/EAMS. Questions? Comments? Story ideas? Email firstname.lastname@example.com
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College softball players Lauren Brailsford and Stacy Burr were named to the Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference team, the league office announced today.
Brailsford is a junior psychology and criminology double major. A catcher/outfielder, Brailsford is hitting .205 with a triple, seven runs and 2 RBIs on the season.
Originally from Greer, S.C., Lauren is the daughter of John and Kim Brailsford.
Burr, a junior catcher, hails from Darlington, S.C., and is a physical education and sport studies major with a concentration in exercise science. She is hitting .205 with three doubles, 10 RBIs, eight runs and four steals on the season.
Stacy is the daughter of Billy and Lisa Burr.
The Cobras are 22-14 overall and 11-7 in conference play. They return to action for a conference doubleheader Saturday at Erskine College.
Conference Carolinas academic all-conference teams are awarded to junior and senior student-athletes with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution that have played in a conference-sponsored sport. The GPA is calculated based on the student-athletes' cumulative GPA through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
For more information, contact Chris Dougherty, manager of athletics media relations and marketing, at 843-383-8018 or email@example.com.
Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.


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Protecting the Environment
A Commitment to the Environment
The Public Utilities Department continues to be a leader in the protection of our local marine environment. Our goal is simple: to protect the quality of our ocean water, its marine life and the people who rely on the ocean for recreation and livelihood.
Our professional staff of marine biologists, microbiologists, chemists and toxicologists collects and analyzes tens of thousands of ocean samples and a half million pieces of chemical, biological and oceanographic data annually, all to determine the effects of the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant's discharge on the ocean environment. The results are excellent:
- Fish in the waters off Point Loma are safe to eat.
- A healthy population of fish, shellfish and bottom-dwelling animals is maintained.
- Our beaches and kelp beds are not impacted by the plant's discharge.
In addition to monitoring our local environment, our Ocean Monitoring & Technical Services staff has worked with their Mexican counterparts to help them establish a monitoring and industrial pretreatment program of their own. The results are very promising with an end result that will benefit not only the citizens of Tijuana, but the residents of San Diego's South Bay and their beaches.
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Public health and water quality are better protected today than ever before. With the finest employees, the latest technologies, an aggressive sewer spill prevention program, and the support of the community, the Public Utilities Department will continue to upgrade and improve the Metropolitan and Municipal Sewerage Systems to serve the citizens of Greater San Diego now and in the future.


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TxDMV works with domestic and international partners to ensure the safe transit of motor carriers in and through Texas. The federal Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Agreement requires individuals and companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or international commerce to register their business with TxDMV and pay an annual fee based on the size of their fleet. If you operate a truck in interstate or international commerce, the UCR Agreement applies to your business. With regard to interstate and international operations, provisions of the UCR affect the following:
- Motor carriers
- Motor private carriers
- Freight forwarders
- Brokers
- Leasing companies
Register or Renew your UCR
Register using one of the methods listed below. You must have a valid USDOT number before you begin.
- Register through the online system (now mobile device enabled) operated by the State of Indiana at http://www.ucr.in.gov
- Mail your Unified Carrier Registration Form with a check, money order, or credit card information
Online registration is faster and it is highly recommended that you register on the national UCR online system hosted by the Indiana Department of Revenue. Go to http://www.ucr.in.gov and follow the computer prompts. The system is now enabled for smart phones.
Note: If you operated in 2017 and/or 2018 and did not register, you must complete the appropriate year application(s) online, by fax or mail and send to our office with your payment. Roadside enforcement of UCR requirements starts Jan. 1 each calendar year.
UCR-Texas Application for Year 2018
UCR-Texas Application for year 2017
Mail applications to:
TxDMV, Motor Carrier Division
P.O. Box 12984 Austin
Texas 78711-2984
Registrations expire on Dec. 31 of each registration year.
Fees & Payment
The UCR fee is determined by the number of motor vehicles (excluding trailers) last reported by the carrier to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
For purposes of determining fees, a commercial motor vehicle is defined as a self-propelled vehicle used on the highways in commerce, principally to transport passengers or cargo if the vehicle:
- has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater;
- is designed to transport more than 10 passengers, including the driver; or
- is used in transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding.
|Fleet Size (Excluding Trailers)
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|0 - 2
|3 - 5
|6 - 20
|21 - 100
|101 -1,000
|1,001 and above
Companies operating solely as brokers, freight forwarders or leasing companies are required to register and pay a fee of $69.
Credit Card Fee and Charge Information
Online registrations include two convenience fees with each transaction ($3 to the State of Indiana and either a $1 e-check, or an average 2.3% of the total due for credit card transactions).
TxDMV adds a $1 service charge to process all credit card applications.
Payment Methods
MasterCard, Visa or e-Check for applications submitted online through Indiana's web based UCR system.
MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express for applications submitted to TxDMV.
Check or money order:
- Make checks payable to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
- Write your USDOT Number on the front of your check
Mail with your UCR application to Texas Department of Motor Vehicles - Motor Carrier Division, PO Box 12984, Austin, TX 78711-2984.
More Information
You are not required to carry proof of compliance with UCR in the vehicle. You can carry the receipt for payment of the fees if you choose.
You can check to see if you have registered for this program by viewing Indiana's Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) website. Three years of data is retained.


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- Collection of essential packages "ripped" from Ubuntu repos + patches [applied to them]
- Ready-to-use GCC-based toolchains for i386 and amd64
By the way, I looked around in that directory a bit, and it seems that steam does something pretty cool: Before downloading libraries to your steam-runtime directory, it first checks if a library with that same name exists on your system (in usual /lib folders), hashes it, and if that file exactly matches the one steam would provide, it skips the downloading. So essentially the steam-runtime guarantees developers a certain set of libraries always present on the system, without needless duplication. (This is just my speculation)


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February 16, 2012 – Lack of time is one of the main excuses people use to avoid tasks. Well thanks to the Leap Year, everyone will get an extra 24 hours this month to devote to those outstanding items on their checklist – like getting an honest view of their financial standing. According to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Consumer Advocate Eleanor Blayney, CFP®, consumers should use this bonus time to peel back the layers of their financial lives and do a true self-assessment, one of the key steps in CFP Board's year-long "12 for '12 Approach to Financial Confidence."
"You may be thinking 'I don't have time' for all that searching and assessment," Blayney says. "The good news is that you get a whole extra day. So find four or five hours of the bonus 24, sharpen your pencils, fire up your computer or tablet and take stock of where you are right now."
Blayney recommends gathering relevant financial documents like your most recent tax return, your last paystub, and the latest statements for your retirement and investment accounts and asking the following questions:
Answering all these questions at one time, in one place is a key first step to building a sound foundation for a financial plan.
"Knowing your starting point is necessary for figuring out how far you have to go to achieve your goals, or if, indeed, those goals are feasible," Blayney says. "By focusing on exactly where you stand, you'll be taking a big leap toward financial confidence in 2012."
12 FOR '12: AN APPROACH TO FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE: In January, CFP Board launched a new initiative called "12 for '12 Approach to Financial Confidence" where all the components and steps for successful personal financial management are presented, one each month throughout the year including: establishing realistic goals, tax planning, emergency and risk management, investing, retirement, debt management, and estate planning.
ABOUT CFP BOARD: The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical personal financial planning. The Board of Directors, in furthering CFP Board's mission, acts on behalf of the public, CFP® certificants and other stakeholders. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 64,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States.
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Life Is Good: Nas Nominated for Album of the Year
BET has revealed the Nominees for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Music Awards, which airs Tuesday, October 15th. Nas has been nominated for Album of the Year for his 10th studio album, Life Is Good. Honored for his lyrical ability of storytelling, Nas turned 2012's Life Is Good into a intimate memoir, sharing some of his deepest personal matters with his fans in tracks like "Bye Baby," "Stay," and the Grammy Nominated track "Daughters." The critically-hailed LP has been acclaimed as some of the MC's best work with production by No I.D., Salaam Remi, the late Heavy D and more, with features from Amy Winehouse, Miguel, Mary J Blige, Rick Ross and more. Joining Nas in the category for Album of the Year is Jay Z (Magna Carter Holy Grail), Wale (The Gifted), Kendrick Lamar (good kid, m.A.A.d city), and J. Cole (Born Sinner). Hosted by Snoop Lion this year, the 2013 BET Hip Hop Music Awards takes place on Tuesday, October 15th at 8P/7C, live from Atlanta, Ga.
Check out the article HERE


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PUBLIC MEDITATION Sunday Morning
Public Meditation consists of sitting and walking meditation and is led by a timekeeper. We will begin at 10:00 am with opening chants, and conclude at 12:00 with closing chants. There is often a short dharma talk or reading at 10:45.
A meditation instructor will be on hand at 10:00 to give Free meditation instruction or to answer questions about the technique.
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It's hard to find anyone who doesn't believe in libraries. Getting people to raise their voices in support of the library is another story. Rallying stakeholder support is a powerful tool in passing library budgets, keeping libraries open and keeping a library's value to the community highly visible.
There are several ways to bring individual citizens and constituent groups out in support of the library and plenty of things stakeholders can do to apply critical pressure on the library's behalf.
Grassroots advocacy efforts are one of the oldest and most effective tools for persuading decision-makers. Libraries of all sizes should have Advocacy Committees made up of citizens from every neighborhood.
The Advocacy Committee should meet with the Library Director and be educated on all aspects of the library's budget, library needs, the budgeting cycle and all of the library's sources of funding. An advocate who knows what they're talking about is really powerful.
Anyone speaking in public on the library's behalf should have talking points and fast facts about the library and its budget needs.
Supporting the library's budget isn't just the task of an Advocacy Committee. Library supporters from all neighborhoods should be encouraged to attend public meetings and budget hearings and, if appropriate, give testimony.
Central and branch libraries should post notices about budget hearings and public meetings that focus on library issues.
Even if citizens don't speak at public meetings, their presence is valuable. A self-identified group of library supporters carries a strong message: "I'm a library supporter…and I vote." This is what decision-makers need to see and hear.
Buttons abound…libraries across the country have developed buttons for getting their message across. Wearing a button that tells anyone and everyone that you are a library supporter spreads the word quickly and pervasively.
Constituent groups served by the library can form a strong advocacy group. Teenagers who use the library for homework help can learn about the civic process by testifying on their library's behalf, or by meeting with their elected official (make sure they're prepared!). Seniors who view the library as the go-to place for life-long learning are often eager to speak up for the library. New Americans have powerful, emotional stories to tell about how the library impacts their lives and the importance of supporting the library's budget.
Working with the media is another powerful tool to encourage support of a library's budget. Press releases, Letters to the Editor, Op-Ed pieces focusing on facts and impact are great ways to garner support for the library and its needs.
Choose well-known, respected community leaders to write or speak on the library's budget. (For an excellent example of "two mayors" speaking on behalf of a library's budget, read the Viewpoints article from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (PDF).
Keeping information about the library and how it supports the community should be an ongoing priority…not just when the budget is on the table.
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To use the Query-by-Example Element, you will need to create an instance of the Element on a page where a user can query the data, and also place an instance of the Element on a results page, where the results of the query will display. You should first create the page on which you want the results to display, and then create the page where the user will query the data. An example is helpful.
Assume that you want to create a page that allows users to query past sporting event data so that they can see games that were won or lost, and against which teams.
First, create a page on which you want the results of the user's query to be displayed. (You will later return to this page to add an instance of the Query-by-example sporting event in order to display the results). After you have created the page, navigate to the page on which you want the user to be able to query the sporting event Element.
The Query-by-example Element is accessible in the Element Gallery under Search Elements. In author mode on the page where you want the user to query the data, place it on a page, and select the simple form, custom metadata, or custom Element data you want the user to be able to query.
Click on the ghost text to select the Query-by-example source form, as shown below.
Select the simple form, custom metadata, or custom Element, and click Next to display the Select Form Fields dialog. Select the fields for users to query.
For data entered using a dropdown list, you can either display only the values for which data exists or all dropdown values. In the example above, there may be more blogs in the selection list than there are actual values; you can decide whether to display all of the blogs, or just the blogs containing records.
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West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says he'll vote for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, known as ENDA, making him the latest Senate Democrat to throw his support behind the law that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace.
The bill is now only one vote shy of a filibuster-proof majority. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said earlier this week that he will push for a vote as early as next week.
Though it's unlikely that ENDA will be taken up in the Republican-controlled House, it will force Senate Republicans to take a stance on the issue, and could paint House Republicans as being out of step with the majority of Americans by obstructing a bill aimed at ending workplace discrimination.
"It's undoubtedly a much more challenging environment for us in the House," Brian Moulton, the legal counsel for the Human Rights Campaign told Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson. "And what we really need to do is demonstrate strong bipartisan support for this measure in the Senate."
Moulton says, though, that the bill does have Republican co-sponsors in the House.
Workplace discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been taken up by municipal and state governments.
Twenty-one states have laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, and 17 have laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on gender identity.
But Moulton says it's not enough.
"In the vast majority of places in this country, there is no legal protection against discrimination on the state or local level, and we need national protection in every corner of the country," Moulton said.
Even though same-sex marriage has taken up the movement's energy and has made great strides, Moulton says "it is frustrating that what one might think of as a more basic and fundamental protection — protection in the work place — is still not yet a reality in the entire country."
- Brian Moulton, legal counsel for the Human Rights Campaign.
It's HERE AND NOW.
As soon as next week, the U.S. Senate could take up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, which would ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This week, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he will vote for ENDA, which means all Senate Democrats support the bill.
Joining us now is Brian Moulton, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign. That's an advocacy group for the LGBT community. He is in Washington. Brian, welcome.
BRIAN MOULTON: Thank you.
HOBSON: Well, first of all, just tell us what ENDA would do.
MOULTON: Well, it's, as you described, a fairly simple proposition. It would add protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to federal employment discrimination law, laws that already protect people based on their race and their sex, their religion, disability, those sorts of things.
HOBSON: And it appears that with Manchin's support, there are now 59 senators on board. There will have to be one more to overcome any potential filibuster. Is there another senator you're going to be able to get on your side?
MOULTON: We're very optimistic. There are a number of members of the Republican Party in the Senate that we are working very hard to get on the right side of this issue so we can proceed to the floor and see these important protections pass.
HOBSON: But what about the House? That will be a big hurdle. I want to listen here to what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said when he was speaking about this this week.
SENATOR HARRY REID: We haven't taken this up for a number of years, Mr. President. We tried. It failed in the House of Representatives before, but we're going to take it up here again.
HOBSON: So, Brian, is there any chance that the House would take up this bill if it passes the Senate?
MOULTON: Well, it's undoubtedly a much more challenging environment for us in the House. And what we really need to do is demonstrate strong bipartisan support for this measure in the Senate, and that's what we're working to do in the next week, hopefully. Certainly we're going to look for every opportunity we can after that to get to the House and really demonstrate to the American people and the House leadership that this is something that they need to do.
HOBSON: Do you have Republicans in the House on board?
MOULTON: We do. We do have some Republican co-sponsors of the bill in the House. Once we get past the Senate and can focus more on the House, I think we'll see those numbers increase.
HOBSON: But there have been people who say that this is all about just getting people to publicly either support or oppose this and that there's not much hope, at least for right now, of this passing.
MOULTON: Well, certainly, there's a great deal of value, as we continue to try and advance a measure like ENDA, in actually knowing where people are and making that clear to their constituents and giving us the opportunity to focus our lobbying and our efforts going forward. So there's a lot of value to moving this bill forward through the Senate even if ultimately we're not able to get it done in this Congress.
HOBSON: Well, let's get away from D.C. for a minute here, because this obviously impacts real people. How many people would be affected by ENDA? And what protections exist on the state or local level?
MOULTON: It's hard to tell - to say exactly how many people would be helped because we don't have yet the best numbers about how many LGBT people there are. But, you know, it's millions of Americans who live in jurisdictions where there are no protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
We have seen some advances in the states over the years. We do have 21 states that have laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, and 17 that protect against gender identity-based discrimination. We've seen some advances in the application of federal sex discrimination law to protect transgender people. And there are a growing number of local governments that have adopted inclusive non-discrimination ordinances that protect LGBT people.
But still, in the vast majority of places in this country, there is no legal protection against discrimination on the state or local level. And we really do need a national protection for people in every corner of the country.
HOBSON: There have been a lot of advances for gay rights in recent years, most notably to do with gay marriage recently. Are you surprised that this issue, being discriminated against in the workplace, is still a problem?
MOULTON: Well, it is frustrating that what one might think of as, you know, a much more basic and fundamental protection, protection in the workplace, is still not yet a reality in the entire country. Certainly marriage has moved rapidly and taken up a lot of the popular attention.
I think part of our challenge is that - and our own polling has demonstrated this - that the vast majority of people think that there already is a federal law that prohibits this kind of discrimination. As many as eight in 10 voters think that. And so we also have a little bit of a challenge from the success of the movement for LGBT equality to make it clear that, no, there really are still these vulnerabilities in a lot of different aspects of people's lives. And we have to do what we can to address them.
HOBSON: Who's leading the charge against it?
MOULTON: Groups like Traditional Values Coalition, the Family Research Council, groups that have classically been opposed to LGBT equality, you know, quite broadly, are certainly communicating to members of the Senate their opposition to the bill. I think you see in the broad popular support for legislation like this that those really are the minority voices. And we hope that the senators will recognize that what the majority of the American people want them to do is ensure that these protections are there.
HOBSON: Brian Moulton is legal counsel for the Human Rights Campaign. That is an advocacy group for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, based in Washington. Brian, thanks for joining us.
MOULTON: My pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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(AP) Cabrera's 40th HR leads Scherzer, Tigers over KC
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
Miguel Cabrera hit his 40th home run and had an RBI single to help Max Scherzer become baseball's first 18-game winner this season as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Sunday to win the five-game series. (Breitbart Sports Note: Scherzer is ranked as the 3rd Most Valuable Pitcher in the current ratings.)
The reigning Triple Crown winner became the third player since 1921 to have at least 40 homers and 120 RBIs while batting .350 or better through 116 games, joining Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, according to STATS.
Scherzer (18-1) gave up two runs on five hits over eight innings. Scherzer and Roger Clemens are the pitchers since 1919 to have 18 wins in their first 19 decisions, STATS said. Clemens did it with the New York Yankees in 2001, when he finished 20-3.
Royals manager Ned Yost said before the game that intentionally walking Cabrera wasn't a good option because Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez hit behind him.
After Cabrera hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a run-scoring single in the third, Yost chose to give Cabrera a free pass in the fifth inning with a runner on third and Fielder followed with an inning-ending groundout. Cabrera has eight homers in 13 games.
Cabrera leads the majors in batting (.360) and RBIs (120). His home run pulled him within four of Baltimore's Chris Davis for the big league lead.
Cabrera connected a day after his leadoff home run in the ninth inning beat Kansas City. The Royals lost three of five this weekend and left Comerica Park in third place, trailing the AL Central-leading Tigers by 8 1/2 games.
Joaquin Benoit entered in the ninth in a non-save situation and gave up a solo homer to the first batter he faced, Billy Butler, on a 1-2 pitch to let the Royals pull within three runs.
Bruce Chen (5-1) allowed six earned runs _ more than he had given up in his last six starts _ on eight hits over 5 1-3 innings.
Austin Jackson led off with a single on Chen's second pitch and Cabrera followed with a line drive over the left-field wall.
Cabrera became the third player in franchise history to hit 40 homers in consecutive seasons. Hank Greenberg did it during the 1937 and 1938 seasons while Cecil Fielder pulled off the feat in 1990 and 1991.
Cabrera put Detroit up 3-0 in the third with a single, taking advantage of a pitch to hit when Yost chose not to walk him with Torii Hunter on second base.
Hunter's sacrifice fly in the fifth gave the Tigers a four-run lead. They went ahead 6-0 in the sixth on Brayan Pena's double, which chased Chen, and Ramon Santiago's single on Louis Coleman's first pitch.
The Royals had only one hit through three innings and two after six innings. They scored two runs on three hits in the seventh against Scherzer. Salvador Perez had an RBI groundout and Emilio Bonifacio pulled Kansas City without four runs with a run-scoring double.
NOTES: The Tigers are off Monday, then host Minnesota. … The Royals will play the Chicago White Sox at home on Tuesday night after an off-day. … Detroit hopes 2B Omar Infante, who left Saturday night's game with back stiffness, can return to play Tuesday night against the Twins. … Kansas City kept 3B Mike Moustakas out of the lineup as planned, a day after he returned from an injured left calf. … Scherzer and Chen were the first pitchers to enter a game with a combined record of 22-1, with both having at least five decisions, since 1919, STATS said. … Scherzer had four strikeouts, ending his 24-game streak with at least five strikeouts, the third longest streak to begin a season by an AL pitcher, trailing Bob Feller (1946) and Pedro Martinez (2000).


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February 13. 2013 11:14PM
Lawyer to Manchester Charter Commission: School board must stay within tax cap
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER - The legal counsel for the Charter Commission told the panel Wednesday that he believes the school board is obligated to submit a budget within the tax cap.
"I share the city solicitor's view," attorney Richard Lehmann said.
Lehmann offered his opinion on nearly a dozen questions the panel asked him to investigate, including whether the school district may be made a city department and whether the district may be given taxing authority.
While all of Lehmann's answers were fairly complicated, on one question he was clear: the commission may only propose changes en masse to voters, not individually. Lehmann said this was the view of Secretary of State Bill Gardner, who must ultimately sign off on the Charter ballot.
The question concerning the applicability of the tax cap to the school budget is more complicated, especially in light of the late discovery that there is conflicting language concerning the tax cap in the city Charter.
Still, Lehmann's overall opinion was that the district must submit a tax cap budget.
"I see nothing in the Charter that prohibits the school district from proposing a second budget request that does exceed the previous years' budget cap and that requests an amount that exceeds the school budget's relative proportion of the cap. However, it is my opinion that the provisions of the tax cap require the school district to produce a budget that stays within the cap as well," Lehmann wrote in a 10-page letter to the commission responding to its questions.
The legal counsel for the school district has offered a different opinion, that the budgets for the city and the school district should be taken together, not individually, when considered by the aldermen for approval under the tax cap.
Lehmann said he still needed to clarify the exact language of the charter that is in force concerning the budgetary responsibilities of the mayor.
Questions concerning the authority of the school district versus the mayor and aldermen are complicated by legal battles that go back longer than a decade, Lehmann explained.
On the subject of whether the city could again make the school district a department, Lehmann was clear. Despite court rulings that blocked the city's attempts to do so, a statute enacted in 2004 gives the city that authority. (The original bill was proposed by Commissioner Will Infantine.)
But Lehmann cautioned the school board would still, under state statutes, retain substantial authorities in setting policies and managing its budget.
"People who create new rules should do it for a reason," he said. "I don't know exactly what the change would be. I think it would be clear that the city was making an effort to maximize the authority the Board of Mayor and Aldermen have over the district."
As for giving the school district greater independence, including taxing authority, Lehmann said this too may be legally permissible. One simple way to do to remove the language from the Charter stating the district must submit its budget to the mayor and aldermen for approval.
But he raised concerns about the lack of oversight that might result from such a change.
He noted that in Concord, the school board has its own taxing authority.
"As someone who lives in Concord, there are a lot of folks who find it unsatisfactory," he said.


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Anne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress at BAFTAs 2013
Anne Hathwaway holds her trophy with pride in the press room at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (February 10) at the Royal Opera House in London, England.
The 30-year-old actress won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work as Fantine is Les Miserables. Congrats, Anne!!!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Anne Hathaway
Anne was up against The Master's Amy Adams, The Sessions' Helen Hunt, Skyfall's Judi Dench, and Lincoln's Sally Field.
Next up for Anne is the 2013 Oscars, for which she is nominated for Les Mis as well. Tune in on Sunday (February 24) to find out if she will take home the gold!


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I loved watchin Jim on Conan and does anyone else agree lol (which i think they will) tht Jim looked extremely fioone?!? and he cud so kick king kongs ass! lol... tel me sumit tho wat the hell was goin on wen those other ppl came along on the bluidin?...did they start makin out! lol coz unfortunatley my taped copy is a lil fuzzy! boo hoo... but atleast i finally caught a show tht hes on over here in merry old england lol!
i luved wen he sung silent nite! he shud release it on cd! lol


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By Angela Day and Elizabeth Wilkinson
Title: Purdue University Archives & Special Collections Artifacts collection, 1880-2008
Predominant Dates:1950s-1990s
Primary Creator: Purdue University. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections
Extent: 10.0 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by size and dimensions of the artifacts.
Subjects: Astronauts, Greek letter societies--Indiana--West Lafayette, Purdue Boilermakers (Basketball team), Purdue Boilermakers (Football team), Purdue University--Choral organizations, Purdue University--Students, Purdue University. Libraries
Forms of Material: Artifacts (Object genre), Clothing, Memorabilia, Souvenirs
Languages: English
The Purdue Artifact collection (1880-2000, 8 cubic feet) documents different historical aspects of Purdue University. Each artifact has been given a unique number and then organized by size, and sometimes format, in boxes. The items are of various sizes in various formats, but all have a Purdue connection. Some examples are a salt and pepper shaker set, handkerchief, window decals, and silver tea spoons. Many items demonstrate the evolution of Purdue iconography such as the griffin seal or Purdue Pete.
This is an active collection and will be frequently added to on an ongoing basis
Greek letter societies--Indiana--West Lafayette
Purdue Boilermakers (Basketball team)
Purdue Boilermakers (Football team)
Purdue University--Choral organizations
Purdue University--Students
Purdue University. Libraries
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: (22 boxes)
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Gloves may need to be worn when handling some of the artifacts.
Acquisition Method: Multiple donors and purchases.
Preferred Citation: MSR 4, Purdue Artifact Collection, Karnes Research Center, Purdue University Libraries
Processing Information: All materials have been housed in inert polyester sleeves, acid-free tissue, and acid-free boxes as needed
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/msr4_artifacts.pdf


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Jurors have acquitted the rapper known as "Lil Boosie" in the 2009 slaying of a man gunned down in his home.
They deliberated for an hour before returning the verdict Friday for the 29-year-old rapper, whose real name is Torence Hatch.
Before the verdict was read, District Judge Mike Erwin warned those in the courtroom not to make any emotional outbursts. Still, many quietly sobbed after the verdict was announced. Hatch, who stood quietly, bowed his head and pumped his fist when he heard the decision from the 12-person jury.
Hatch already is serving an eight-year prison term on separate drug charges.
Prosecutors argued he hired Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill 35-year-old Terry Boyd, who was shot to death through a window while he was inside his home.